attacksAgoraphobia is a fear of in a situation from which one either cannot escape or from which escaping would be difficult or humiliating.
Although agoraphobia, like other mental disorders, it also tends to run in families and for some people, may have a clear genetic factor.
Agoraphobia was traditionally thought to involve a fear of public places and open spaces. However, it is now believed that agoraphobia develops as a complication of panic .